So, what did we learn from a wild pre-season that included a 6-1 record, a double-overtime game, two quiet returns by Andrea Bargnani and a rare cancelled game?

Not much that wasn’t already apparent, actually.

DeMar DeRozan and Jonas Valanciunas continue to get better; Kyle Lowry remains vital to the cause; the bench is still an alarming weak point; the pre-season goes on way too long and Tyler Hansbrough is going to enrage opponents on a nightly basis.

DeRozan led the Raptors in pre-season scoring at 15.3 points per game, as well as steals and shot a blistering 54% from the field. Just as importantly, he looked better on the defensive end compared to in the past. The one blemish in his performance was a failure to transfer a summer spent launching three-pointers into game action. DeRozan hit just three of 14 from three (21.4%).

The return on Rudy Gay’s eye surgery was better. Gay shot 40% on his 20 attempts and 48% overall, far higher than his c